Monday, April 2

How would you define race and ethnicity? What is the difference? How are the terms defined in with regard to Human Geography?
1) Warm up and Introduction:

• A revealing map of the world's most and least ethnically diverse countries (1,423 words)

2) The difference between Race and Ethnicity-Race: the Power of Illusion (965 words)

• PBS Resource: Is Race Real?

Other Resources:

• TED Talk: Family Tree for Humanity

Tuesday, April 3

1) Review Key Issue #1: Questions

• Read/Answer Key Issue #2: Questions

2) Discussion: The Kurds (7 "slides")
Who are they? What is their plight? Why are they a good example of an ethnic group?

3) What is ethnicity?
the fact or state of belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition.

Wednesday, April 4

1) The Grey Area Between Ethnicity and Race-watch and discuss (YouTube, 6:53)

2) Begin Textbook Presentation

HOMEWORK: Be sure you have read/answer questions for Key Issue #3 and #4.

Thursday, April 5

1) Finish study guide questions for unit.

QUIZ: Monday